Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-04

firm, however, the hands agreed to work
yesterday so that the machinery could be
SHUT down ON regular course. THIS
morning no employees went TO work.
Work was resumed only Thursday last
after strike against reduction of
wages.
ON TIE PIERS.
At the steamship piers there was much
improvement. Freight was being moved
dance of unskilled labor to be had, and
the superintendents Of the docks have
more than they have places for. The
trouble Is that these men have had no eX-
perience at freight handling. The NAL
lory and Ward Lines are receiving freight
lOr the south.
The situation is very "irregular."
Some of the steamship lines and coal
handling branches of the railroads are
but little incOmmOded, those being in
best condition where the strike has lasted
longest, as they have been able to train
new men. Some of these have got so far
along as to exercise the right of selection
among the men applying for work, and
are wedding out men untitled for the la
Dor required. From this standard the de-
gree OF disability ranges down to almos t
total belplessness where the strike only
took effect yesterday or to-day.
SHIPMENTS LIGHT.
All the freight lines, both land and
water, are somewhat favored by the fact
that shippers are sending nothing they
can withhold, and the carriers are also
refusing perisnable goods, or goods that
VIII suffer by delays, except IN such guam
titles as they can handle.
At the New York Centrafs freight
depot gang of Italians quit work and
Joined the strikers. The master workman
f toll ION. Ipa IA. ..
of Labor called at the headquarters of the
| Ocean Association and told the commit
| tee that the sevcnty-hve Italians who
| were working as nOn-uniOn men were
willing to strike II admitted to the union.
| The offer was accepted and the men
| struck.
superintendent of Police Murray has
taken vigorous measures TO repress out
RACES. Inspector Steers has taken charge
of the police along the piers with head
quarters at Pier 80, North river, with IA
large force of uniformed police under his
command.
IN A STATE OF SIEGE.
The river fronts are practically In a
state of siege. One thousand police have
been mas5ed in reserve at four different
points. Capt. Murphy was placed at
pier 80, East river, Capt. Sanders at pier
A, North river, near the Battery, Capt.
Gule at pier 80, North river, and Capt.
Garland at pier 5015, North river. Patrol
wagons have been stationed at each
place, 50 that the whole force can be con-
centrated at any given point in short
time. The 1000 men can handle twenty
times that number OF rioters. One tnOus-
and more are In reserve at police head
quarters. In case OF riot the whole
force can reach the scene inside of an
hour. In addition, fully 100 detectives
have been detailed for duty along the
shore wearing PLAIN clothes.
COMPETENT CAPTAINS.
The captains chosen 10 command the
four divisions are the most moderate
tempered men on the force. They have
been selected as not likely to provoke
fight, while fully able 20 carry it on If be-
gun.
Among the nOn-uniOn men brought TO
the Pennsylvania railroad piers to-day
was a gang of twenty negroes. When
they found tho strike in progress they re-
fused to work, saying they had come un-
der the impression that they were to lay
track.
Police guarded the Savannah pier to-
day Tor the first time during the strike.
The non-unlOn men are boarded and
lodged on barge at the bulkhead. They
fear trouble in consequence of a shooting
atfrav on Tuesday night.
BowING TO RING RULE.
The freight handlers on the Baltimore
and Ohio pier, No. 43, North river, left
work tbiG afternoon on being called out
by delegate. Tney Obeyed with reluct-
ance AS they have never had any trouble
with the company. They were the last
OF the railroad men 10 90 out. The men
told Superintendent Brooks that they had
no grievances but were forced 10 20 out
al h.
on the pier and swept The place clean.
The men refused TO accept any pay for
their work as they were going out on a
call by the union, not on any grievances OF
their own.
The steamer Republic, Of the White Star
Line, could not be loaded by green hands
in time to sail to-day. The Erin, of the
National Line, was iD a similar condition.
The Morgan Line pier is chOked up
with freight and the gates are closed.
Green men have begun 10 unload the
Helvetia.
Regular (non-unlon) men are loading
the Cunarder Auranin.
The Roanoke and Breakwater, OF the
Old Dominion, sailed to-day, but not with
fun cargoes.
A public meeting Of business men has
been called TO meet at Stelnway Hall
Saturday night to consider the cause and
cure OF the wrongs which business men
and others are subjected TO by the con-
troyersy between the coal, transportation
and other companies aud their employees.
THE FIRST sKRNnsH.
JERSEY CITY, n. j., Feb. 3-During a
small riot which occurred here this even
Ing strikers attacked Italians at the Erie
railroad dock but were repulsed by police
after savage onslaught WITH clubs In
which many persons we're injured.
A HARD FIGHT.
JERSEY CITY, Feb. 3, II p. M.-Later
reports show that what was first desig-
mated as a small riot in the yards OF the
Erie Company was a genuine test OF
nghting powers on both sides. The
police learned that the strikers intended
TO attack IN force the non.unou freight
handlers employed in the Erie fieight
sheds. Hastily gathering fifteen men
Chief Murphy made race 10 reach the
dock trst. He arrived with his
men thoroughly windcd by their